Corporate governance
As of February 14, 2019, the members of the board of directors of Acorda Therapeutics were: Ron Cohen, Barry Greene, Peder K. Jensen, John P. Kelley, Sandra Panem, Lorin J. Randall, Steven M. Rauscher, and Catherine D. Strader.[23]
As of February 14, 2019, the members of the senior management team were: Ron Cohen M.D. (Founder, president and chief executive officer),[13][24] Burkhard Blank (chief medical officer), Andrew R. Blight (chief scientific officer emeritus), Denise Duca (executive vice president, human resources), Andrew A. Hidman (chief business officer), David Lawrence (chief, business operations and principal accounting officer), Lauren Sabella (chief commercial officer), Tierney Saccavino (executive vice president, corporate communications) and Jane Wasman (president, international and general counsel).[25]
As of 2019, founder, president and CEO Cohen would be about 63 years old.[2] Andrew Blight was the CSO in 2007 and would, as of 2019, be about 68 years old, an emeritus in this role.[2] As of 2007, David Lawrence was the chief financial officer and Mary Fisher the chief operating officer.[2] Jane Wasman, about 62 in 2019, has held the general counsel role at the company since at least 2007.[2]
In 2024, Acorda Therapeutics went bankrupt with its stock being delisted from the NASDAQ. In its bankruptcy proceedings, a stalking horse offer from Merz Pharma subsidiary Merz Therapeutics was arranged.[26] The deal included Merz's purchase of Inbrija and Ampyra for $185 million.[27]
